Asmara vs Kitakyushu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Kitakyushu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$1088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$222
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$1582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
9
70
😀 Quality of life
18
89
🏙️ Population
963K
935K

The cost of living in Asmara is 51% less expensive than in Kitakyushu. Cities ranked 8533rd and 5098th ($531 vs $1088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 126th in Eritrea and Japan, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 1.5 months in Kitakyushu. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Kitakyushu ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 9169th and 255th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Kitakyushu

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Asmara Kitakyushu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$5224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$2206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$33.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$8.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$35.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$68.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$12673

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$498
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$497
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$498
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$810
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$931
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$1017
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$858
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$819
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1152

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$1050
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$984
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$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914